About Golfing Zen: This is the second in a continuing series of short essays dealing with the application of Eastern spiritual philosophy to your golf game.
The surface intent is that, as you apply the ideas, your golf and your enjoyment of the game will grow. However there is also an underlying motive: as you are able to see gains on the course, youll then be moved to alter your approach to life as well.
Todays Topic: The Fundamental Truth
In these articles, Ill be simplifying as we talk about the Eastern philosophies, and this topic title is a good example. Buddhism actually opens its doors with The Four Noble Truths.
The first of those is that our experience is marked by suffering. Living means to suffer. The Eastern term is “dukka.”
The second shows the source of dukka to be desire, and the third shows how we can eliminate suffering; if it is desire that leads to suffering, then the obvious solution is to stop desiring. Obvious, sure, but we would agree it isnt easy.
This doesnt mean we stop living, that we give up work, play, relationships, learning and growth, or even that we forsake goals. It does mean we stop...
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